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Henry Hound spa session

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Post# 253738 10/24/2013 at 07:52 (3,835 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes I want to pack my Henry hound away for storage, but it needs a spa session first. So I started on it today. I bought this new in 2006, and used it daily at my mums for the next few years. But in that time it got filthy. Here are the pictures I took on the dayof delivery, just over 7 years ago! From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound This is how it looks today... From Henry Hound From Henry Hound (Sorry for the instagram crap style, the sun was shining in the window and my phone got confused on some pictures) From Henry Hound Dyson should take note, this motor is the same size as a dc25 one, and as far as I know doesnt break for fun! From Henry Hound Inspired by the film? From Henry Hound Cleaned this up From Henry Hound From Henry Hound The same people who make cambelt kits for cars! Buying one for amys car from these guys, so good to know this one is still fine! From Henry Hound Despite it's plushness the bristles are far too soft. Good on deep pile carpets, not great on very thin pile From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Popped the rubber bit out From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Sadly that chip occured years ago releasing the cover to clear a blockage From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Will put a smear of grease on this when I re-assemble it From Henry Hound and a nice pile of washing From Henry Hound and non washable bits From Henry Hound It's now all washed and drying. Will start on the main unit later.

Post# 253740 , Reply# 1 10/24/2013 at 07:55 (3,835 days old) by parwaz786 ( )
Checkrate/Likes Werll done! You strip vacs very good :D btw which dyson has the closest or identical performance as this Henry Hound? Thanks

Post# 253741 , Reply# 2 10/24/2013 at 07:57 (3,835 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)
Checkrate/Likes *which dyson has the closest or identical performance* In my experience, there isn't one. No 2 models are the same. Great job with this one, Sam, well done!

Post# 253743 , Reply# 3 10/24/2013 at 08:01 (3,835 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes TBH the dysons groom the carpet better than the hound turbobrush. Suction seemed about the same, will try and do a test when its back together with a DC07.

Post# 253754 , Reply# 4 10/24/2013 at 09:47 (3,835 days old) by parwaz786 ( )
Checkrate/Likes Thanks Sam :D

Post# 253760 , Reply# 5 10/24/2013 at 11:18 (3,835 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest)
Checkrate/Likes *Belt* Made by the Gates Tire and Rubber company. Same people that used to own Lear Jet, inventer of the 8 track tape.

Post# 253762 , Reply# 6 10/24/2013 at 11:23 (3,835 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)
Checkrate/Likes Very nice Sam!

Post# 253765 , Reply# 7 10/24/2013 at 11:41 (3,835 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)
Checkrate/Likes I remember seeing Lear players in cars. Love seeing all of you guys Henrys and such.

Post# 253768 , Reply# 8 10/24/2013 at 12:13 (3,835 days old) by HI-LOswitch98 ()
Checkrate/Likes I've always wanted a Henry Hound!

Post# 253770 , Reply# 9 10/24/2013 at 12:20 (3,835 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)
Checkrate/Likes Me too! Very cool machines!

Post# 253771 , Reply# 10 10/24/2013 at 13:12 (3,835 days old) by ultraperformer (Derbyshire, UK, Europe)
Checkrate/Likes If I lived near you I'd deffo get you to service my vacs Sam you do a great job!

Post# 253774 , Reply# 11 10/24/2013 at 13:18 (3,835 days old) by RootCyclone (East Midlands,UK.)
Checkrate/Likes Cor! Looks brilliant the Henry Hound! Shame they don't produce it anymore, even today I think it would make a great seller! :)

Post# 253860 , Reply# 12 10/25/2013 at 01:46 (3,834 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes There's a brand new one on ebay now for �250ish. Bit steep since I paid about �130 for mine as it was being discontinued! Put some of the turbo brush back together last night From Henry Hound Wheels on From Henry Hound From Henry Hound put the two wires back through. From Henry Hound Greased the collar From Henry Hound Re-fitted the motor. I think I;ve got the brushroll holders back correctly, can never tell until its all back together From Henry Hound I think being screwed up pulls that together, cant remember though! From Henry Hound I then found Henry buried under a load of other crap. Remembered whilst doing this that he was the first machine I bought over when I met amy over 2 years ago! Amy swore at Henry when I told her this... In a worse state than I remember, not that much dust last time I saw him... From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Off with his head... From Henry Hound Cord rewind off From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Will refit the cutout, it still works fine, and the chances of me using it to the point of over-heation is pretty slim! From Henry Hound Cable off From Henry Hound Motor in view. I;ve never used this bagless, so the dust is a bit naughty to see... Possibly to do with the old style filter it has, rather than the newer charcoal one. Not got a decent charcoal filter to fit though, so will stick with the old one for now From Henry Hound Refrence shot of the wiring From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound And motor out! Amtek jobbie in this From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Found a green one to replace the one that broke over 4 years ago, will buy it on payday and fit it From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound And all ready for washing! From Henry Hound And ready for re-fitting! From Henry Hound Will hopefully get it together tonight. The turbo brush needs some work stil las the internal hose wasnt dry, so couldnt fit everything it needed. Hopefully by tomorrow I can use it one last time and then pack it away and get some space back

Post# 253865 , Reply# 13 10/25/2013 at 02:53 (3,834 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)
Checkrate/Likes Looks good Sam! Now Henry won't look like someone punched him in the nose anymore! :P

Post# 253924 , Reply# 14 10/25/2013 at 16:57 (3,834 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes *Back together!* From Henry Hound The wires were a PITA to keep in the right place during re-assembly From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound I didn't put half a ton of grease under the cord cassette though, so its a bit noisy in action, but that doesnt bother me too much for now. From Henry Hound Have a plan for sorting the state of the hood out... And the turbo brush hose is dry now, so finished putting that back together From Henry Hound Quick test to make sure it still works From Henry Hound And then I noticed something thats been bugging me for years From Henry Hound Got a bit carried away From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Picture turned out crap but the contacts were caked in sludge and fur From Henry Hound It's all so simple its almost clever! The brushroll on/off switch is basically a carrier that pushes the whole contact assembly away from the hose contacts! From Henry Hound More fur! From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Well, it would be rude not to From Henry Hound Amy bleached the filter for me too, which now looks great and is in the airing cupboard over the boiler to catch the heating and water at 5am. Nearly finished. I dont have any of the small tools for it in good condition anymore, ended up with about 7 sets and they all got mixed up/used/given away. Not too fussed though, bagged sets go for a fiver all the time will pick some up on payday. I bet that one that went on ebay earlier today for �99 isnt as clean as this now!

Post# 253925 , Reply# 15 10/25/2013 at 17:12 (3,834 days old) by HI-LOswitch98 ()
Checkrate/Likes You've done a brilliant job on that Sam! Really impressed! I would love to get hold of one of these! Do you want to do a trade? :)

Post# 254158 , Reply# 16 10/27/2013 at 11:44 (3,832 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes As much as I'd love to trade it, I think I would regret it, sorry! Put the hose back together, swapping it around as it had kinked at the tools end From Henry Hound Found the non turbo floor head From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Amy kindly bleached the filter for me, so it was almost as good as new! From Henry Hound Top all polished From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound From Henry Hound Not sealed and wrapped the box yet, need to find the tool convertor which I now I bought home, but cannot find annoyingly. But it's all bubblewrapped and boxed up! However, I had a play before I boxed it up, with a quick comparison with a DC24. TBH Henry works better than it did before, can't wait to be able to have it as a main vac again, but then we have the Miele now. Aaaah, decisions for the future! Bought some hepaflow bags home too to go in the box, they werent around when it was new!

Post# 254159 , Reply# 17 10/27/2013 at 11:58 (3,832 days old) by parwaz786 ( )
Checkrate/Likes Cute DC24, Well done on refurbishing the Henry, works like new, Wonder how much its worth now :)

Post# 254160 , Reply# 18 10/27/2013 at 12:05 (3,832 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota)
Checkrate/Likes *Well....* That seemed to perform pretty well. Numatics have some impressive airflow to them but that brushroll had me skeptical.

Post# 254162 , Reply# 19 10/27/2013 at 12:12 (3,832 days old) by HI-LOswitch98 ()
Checkrate/Likes OK. Never mind. I was thinking of those 2 Vaxes I have but these Hounds / Turbos seem really good, especially compared to a regular Henry or even one with an Airo Brush.

Post# 254167 , Reply# 20 10/27/2013 at 12:30 (3,832 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes Ah I have 2vaxes now, one BNIB and one for working use! Cheers for the offer though, cant say I wouldnt be tempted by something in the future! For large houses, its pretty good tbh. Mum had 2 cats, and a 3 bed semi, and it was right at home tbh. She also had the right carpet for the turbo nozzle, although it doesn't deep down clean. I'd say the Airo brush (on my Henry Xtra I had) did a better job, although it was alot noisier.

Post# 254597 , Reply# 21 10/30/2013 at 10:52 (3,829 days old) by dys0nb0y (Luton)
Checkrate/Likes so what one do think is better Henry Hound or Henry turbo

Post# 254599 , Reply# 22 10/30/2013 at 11:30 (3,829 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes Never used a Henry turbo, but remembering looking at them both side by side and deduced that hound is green, turbo is red. No other differences bar that and the writing on the hat.

Post# 254603 , Reply# 23 10/30/2013 at 12:17 (3,829 days old) by hi-loswitch98 ()
Checkrate/Likes The Hound has a special filter to prevent smells, the Turbo has a regular filter.

Post# 254606 , Reply# 24 10/30/2013 at 12:52 (3,829 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)
Checkrate/Likes Ah, the charcoal one! I'm not a fan of those, can't chuck them in the washing machine like the older ones! However, with the new hepaflow bags maybe they stay cleaner anyway.

Post# 254616 , Reply# 25 10/30/2013 at 14:58 (3,829 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)
Checkrate/Likes I've always preferred the Henry Hound, just because I like the colour green more lol.

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